Chapter 5Mr. Duckworth was skeptical about Eli’s proposal at first. “You know I don’t do online promotions,” he said gruffly.
“This wouldn’t be a promotional thing,” Alexi explained. They had gone over potential arguments in their head all morning. “I told Eli not to say where he recorded the audio. But even though this is going to be available to everyone in the world, I guarantee anyone who has gotten their sundae here will think of our ice cream when they hear it being made.” It was the best way they could think to sell this to Mr. Duckworth, pandering to his pride in how people associated his family’s parlor with the best ice cream creations on the East Coast.
Mr. Duckworth crooked his jaw and furrowed his brow the way he did when he was pondering things. “Alright, but do it before w
